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Cripe! If I had known that breaking up my family would bring me this many hits, I’d’ve done it, like, a year ago or something!

IM JOKING. I JOKE. Okay, a little.

You all aren’t commenting, though. Do it. Do it now. Lets make friends, kay?

I get so much traffic due to a post I wrote over a year ago dedicated to my love of cigarettes. I get about nine hits a day from people Googling “smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo”. I can’t help but feel sorry for those people as they must have been so very disappointed when they left clicked and were directed here. I can just imagine it: Well, shit. These aren’t the lyrics at all! Stupid blog!

Ha ha.

Lots of people have wondered if I started smoking again. I have NOT. I am not a smoker any more. I no longer smoke. I know. Booooring. But really? I haven’t even wanted one this whole time. (My non-smoking Big Girl Panties have purple flowers on them…)

The other day someone Googled “days of the week panties” and was directed to me! And, I thought, “why is someone Googling that?” Dirty, naughty little boy…

My favorite of all time is this one: “the stupis funny shit people write about”.

Nope. That’s right. It was stupis. Apparently here is where you’ll find it. The stupis funny shit. Sounds like me in a nut shell.

ps, though? Thanks for reading. I do so appreciate it. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again; yer pretty. Let’s be friends.

I’ll tell you this one thing: I don’t think I could get through this without you. You and all my other homegirls who have lifted me out of my self.

I love all my girlies. In general. Its so important to have friends.

I worry about BH when I’m not here anymore. I know that sounds absurd, but I will worry. He is so sure that he is all alone in this world. That’s just so very sad. Because, we aren’t alone if we don’t want to be. All we have to do is reach out!

I feel so very blessed that I never have to reach out very far. So THANK YOU for being there. You know who you are. You and you and you and you and you.

And, you, especially, Sister Rach. Even though you may not think so, you are a great source of strength to me all the time.

We sat Holden down this afternoon and we told him that we were going to try something new. He asked what and I said that Daddy and I are going to try NOT living together. He looked at me and said, “This is really shocking news!” He said “shocking”. I’m not making this up.

He asked why and I told him it was because Daddy is really selfish and has his head up his ass that sometimes even adults have a hard time making decisions and that Mommy and Daddy had some decisions to make about if they wanted to live together anymore.

Because really? I guess I do have some decisions to make. BH isn’t the only one in this relationship with options.

Holden looked scared for a minute and I said that don’t worry, we aren’t getting a divorce right now. He said, “whew! I thought that where this was going!” He said he’d heard us talking a little bit. He’s no dummy. We know that.

We asked him how he feels and he said Fine. I asked if he was sad and he said no. I told him that its okay to be sad if we need to be. He said, “Sometimes I am sad. I’m just not sad right now.”

He wanted to know the logistics. Who would take him to school and on what days. All that kind of stuff. We told him that it would be fine, and we’d work that all out. He wanted to know whose week was first, and if Dharma was coming with him from Home to Home. (ummm…thats a big N.O. Big Buddy…sorry)(but we ARE getting the aforementioned kittykat)

He seems okay. Really. I figured he would be. He is an Easy Going Kid. I mean, don’t get me wrong, please. I don’t expect him to be okay all the time. He might not be and that will be okay too. The big thing, I think, is that if WE are okay, he’ll be okay, too.

Now BH is so sad. I told him that I thought the whole point of this was so that he would find his Happy. And, I told him pointedly NOT to be sad because I didn’t want to feel sorry for him. He said okay.

Next weekends the big move.

Not gonna lie…kind of excited to have My Own. I love living with myself (and Holden, of course. But, if you’d ever met the two of us, you’d quickly realize he’s like a part of me. He’s like my arm or my ear or something).

My book shelf is going to be so happy that it doesn’t have to share itself with books about Tiger Woods and Baseball!

Don’t get me wrong, here. I came undone. I walked around this house with a puffy face and puffy eyes for two solid weeks. I had to cry at night and in the bathroom and then get it together so Holden wouldn’t see me. I had to scream into pillows and go for car rides so that Holden wouldn’t hear me. I all but begged BH to change his mind. Ok. I begged a little in the beginning.

He’s always been prone to a little depression every now and again. He’d get into these little funks that would last a couple of days. He’d feel sorry for himself that he wasn’t living this amazing life that he always thought he’d live. And, I would always just let him work it out, because, wah, okay? Grow up. No one is living the life they thought they’d live! We are living the lives we HAVE. Make the most of it! We have a pretty stinkin’ Good Life, too.

But, he couldn’t get himself out of this last little funk. And, he’s completely convinced himself that we are together out of obligation to Holden. Which, der, okay? I will be the first to admit that there is no way in hell I’d still be with this guy if we hadn’t gotten pregnant. (This is what’s really killing me about BH right now; he thinks he owns the market on Epiphanies…) I got bored when I was dating. I’d find someone cuter than you sooner or later. I was just biding my time til the next one.

But, then we DID get pregnant. It was really hard for those first few years. I don’t think either of us really liked each other. Then? We did. It really felt like we fell in love. It was better, too, because we really had to work at it.

Apparently I roll with the punches a little better than BH, though. Because I guess that’s not where BH was in all of these TEN YEARS we’ve been together.

He really feels that he’s got to “be true to himself” and “be honest with me”.

Jeepers. Thanks. How very big of you to ruin my life and try to take Holden down with you.

But, you know what? Holden will be fine. He will be fine because I will be fine.

My sister Rachael, who has been through two divorces, wishes I was a little angrier with BH. Wishes I’d really get mad and be a total bitch. That’s not me. I know BH isn’t doing this to be mean or vindictive. He’s doing it because he’s a total selfish man (and by man, I mean Prick) who can’t get his head out of his ass. I knew this about him when I married him though.

SO. I cannot afford this house without him. He totally offered to give me money enough to cover the mortgage if I wanted to stay here. But, there are also other bills. Like heat and stuff. And, I work a part time job. Which, I am not going to give up because I love to be home with Holden. That’s where I belong. Especially now.

Here’s what Imma gonna do: Move in with Dad. But, not really. My parents and grandparents built a house together (like a duplex) when I was in high school. When I was getting ready to come home from college, my grandparents built an apartment in the basement. I’m going to live there. Holden and I.

And, you know what? I’m not going to spend any time lamenting moving home. The Japanese live this way their whole lives. The whole fam damily lives together. Right now, I need to be in the bosom of those who love me the most. Plus, they’ll be no rent!

Its going to be a fine little adventure for Holden and I to have.

Finally, I will be able to put the artwork I want to on the walls. Finally, I’ll be able to listen to The Village on XM radio all I want to. Finally, I’ll have the kitten I want. I’ll be able to leave town without worrying about what I’m going to do with the dog! (Though I will miss her terribly.)

We are going to try to do week on, week off custody. We’ll see how Holden likes that. The good thing about that is I get out of work at 3:30 every day, so I’ll still pick him up every single day. Even on Daddy’s week. It wouldn’t be fair to put him in aftercare on BH’s weeks. So, I’ll still get to see him every day.

It sucks. This whole thing is ridiculous and stupid. Though, part of me can’t wait to see this dude live on his own. He hasn’t cooked himself a meal or washed his own clothes in 10 years. I refuse to be bitter. I’ve known him for all these years. I know him better than he knows himself. I’m not going to stop being his friend. He’s a moron. I also knew that when I married him.

Plus, depression doesn’t look good on me. I just don’t wear it well. I gotta just pick myself up by my bootstraps because I’ll be damned if I’m going to teach my son that women have to fall to pieces without men. Nor am I going to teach my son that a marriage has to be loveless. Our kids learn relationships from their parents. I’m going to try not to eff that one up.

Every year Esquire magazine does this segment called “What it feels like…” and they ask a bunch of different people to write what it feels like to do or be various things. Like, whats it feels like to be a guard at Guantanamo Bay. Or like what it feels like to be schizophrenic. Its very real people describing very real stuff that happens in life. Sometimes its funny, sometimes sad. Sometimes interesting. Always Real.

I’ve always wondered if this was the place for me to be Real. I mean Really Real. When my mom died, I struggled with writing because I didn’t want to be Debbie Downer (wah-wah) and I’m just one of those people who kind of guard my feelings. That is not to say I don’t emote. I’m an emoting fool. But, the really hard feelings I like to keep for myself. Because really? Its none of any body else’s business.

I have a Thing, though. A thing I’m really being led to write about. I think it might help me through it a little, and maybe someone will read this (that’s a mighty big maybe!!) and be able to find the silver lining.

You see? My husband recently told me that he’s not sure if he really loves me. He’s not sure if he ever did.

Writing that just made me feel like the biggest failure!

Big Hands said that he wonders if he’s with me because he feels obligated to be because of Holden. This came as a total shock to me, I have to admit. Because I always thought we were living the Good Life. I really did! I thought we were a well oiled machine!

I’m learning that I was the machine, though. Mylove was keeping us together. Though BH loves me very much, he’s not sure its the real deal. This is not about me or my inadequacies. This is about him needing to Find Himself. I do want to take this opportunity to say to him, “Go West Young Man. It ain’t so easy out there when no one is taking care of you.”

And, while I don’t want to be the bitter one? He’s kind of being selfish. He knows it. Three weeks ago we were fine. Now? We are going to separate!

We haven’t told Holden yet. I don’t even know how to tell him. I don’t even think we are doing the right thing! Sorry Buster! It took him seven years to marry me and all of three weeks to let me go.

Ugh. I do not want this to be a pity party. I am fine. You know? I was fine before I met him, and I will be fine again. I put my Big Girl Panties on the other day and decided that I OWN this thing. Its MINE. I will regain all of myself that I gave to him for the last ten years. I can put whatever I want to on the walls! I can make whatever I like for dinner! I will watch what I want to on the television! I will see the movies that interest me! I will get a kitten!

Those of you that know me will know that I have a pretty laid back parenting style (that is until that kid pisses me off). I don’t really make Holden do anything. Other than piano. We MAKE him take piano. But, I know that as a parent you only get so many battles, and I’m saving all of mine up for when he’s a teenager. Its at that point I think I’ll really shine as a parent. I look forward to buying him his first car! So I can take it away from him…bwaaahahahahah!!!

And, don’t try to burst my bubble, here, okay? I live for 16.

Anyhoodle…Holden, until recently, didn’t really have any “chores”. Mostly because, really? How big of a mess can one kid make? And, I like to pick things up to ensure they go back in the right bin. And, if I ask him to take care of something, he rarely gives me any resistance. He’s pretty easy going, too.

One day I just got sick of unloading the dishwasher. Simply? I HATE taking the dishes out of that machine. I’d rather just wash them by hand and take care of them. Alas, I am too lazy for that, too. So, I said, “Buddy? Your new job is to empty the dishwasher.” He said, “Okay.” Too easy.

This is how Holden takes care of the dishes. Wrongly. And, I know this is my hang-up, I do. I am just really particular about which compartment the big spoons and little spoons go in. That is to say they both have their own compartment, and, gee wouldn’t it be great if they actually ended up there? Same goes for the forks. And? The pots go on that side of the cupboard; the tupperware goes there.

But, he’s only nine. So I don’t actually SAY these things to him. Well, I have mentioned the silverware once or twice. Or thrice. And then I may have mentioned that I was sick of mentioning it and to get it right, already! And, he may have told me that he would remember it a little easier if there weren’t SO MANY forks and spoons! Gosh!

But, at least I’m not doing the work. I can’t wait til I feel he is old enough to deal with chemicals, and his butt will be totally cleaning the bathrooms! Yahoo!

I AM so lucky to have a kid like Holden. He is one funny dude. Until he is not. Then he’s a total pain in the butt. Those days are, luckily, far and few between. Its so easy to forget how good you’ve got it.

I try to remember and be grateful for my family every day. This little nest we three have created for ourselves. Its easy to take it for granted…Especially when your husband scores ONE ticket to see the Candidate at the University tomorrow, and does not get you a ticket, or try very hard to get you a ticket, at least, because, what? its not like you aren’t so very passionate about this candidate that seeing him in person could very well change your life…Yes, yes. Its easy to lose sight of the bigger picture which is that everyone is healthy, and for the most part; happy (especially Big Hands).

And most importantly? The dishwasher is emptied. Well, that, AND that there are no wire hangers…